Trash-receptacle



W. SACHS.

TRASH RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED 00114. I919.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

Elnuamtoz Miter Sachs arkomugo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER SACHS, OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA.

TRASH-RECEPTACLE.

Application filed October 14, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER SACHS, a citi- 4zen of the United States, residing at Petersburg, in the county ofDinwiddie and State of Virginia, have invented a new and usefulTrash-Receptacle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in receptacles,and more particularly to trash receptacles, to .be located on streetcorners, or other public places, to receive and contain papers and trashusually discarded on the public streets.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter including a main receptacle having means for directing thetrash or refuse deposited there- 'in, to a removable receptaclesupported within the main receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide means within the mainreceptacle for properly supporting the removable receptacle within themain receptacle, whereby the same will be held against displace menttherein, and at the same time will be supported to receive materialdeposited in the main receptacle without the possibility of the materialfalling between the walls of the removable receptacle, and the mainreceptacle.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing fromthe spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 illustrates a front elevational viewof a trash receptacle constructed in accordance with the presentinvention, and

Fig. 2 illustrates a longitudinal sectional view through the same.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the receptacle is shown as includinga main or body portion 5 and an upper or top portion 6, the body portionand top portion having cotiperating flanges Z, apertured as at 8 toreceive the securing bolts 9, whereby the top and bottom portions of thereceptacle are secured together. e

The body portion 5, is provided with a bottom 10, the side walls of thebody por- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1.920.

Serial No. 330,644.

tion 5 extending downwardly and terminating at points below the plane ofthe lower side of the bottom 10, to provide flanges to cooperate withthe upper edges of the supporting legs 11, which as shown, are securedthereto by means of the bolts 12, the supporting legs being preferablyformed of sheet metal bent to provide right angle surfaces to exactlyfit within the respective corners formed by the flanges of the sidewalls of the body This bottom 10, is provided with upwardly extendingflanges 13, spaced from the inner side walls of the body portion 5, andprovide a receiving compartment for receiving the removable receptacle141, which is in the form of a sheet metal box, the side walls of whichextend upwardly terminating at points directly below the lower edges ofthe funnel 15.

The funnel 15, includes side walls 16 and end walls 17, which extenddownwardly at an angle, the upper edges of the funnel 15 being securedto the inner walls of the body 5, by any suitable means, the sai'nebeing disposed however, substantially intermediate the length of thebody An opening 18, is provided in the lower rear wall of the body 5,and is closed by the door 19, hinged to the body 5, as at 20, so thatthe same swings downwardly, thus providing a door which is normally heldin a closed position, a latch member 21 being pivotally connected to oneof the lower flanges of the side walls of the body 5, to move intocoiiperative relation with the door 19, for locking the same in itsclosed position, the handle 22, being provided to permit the door to beeasily operated by an attendant, in the event that it becomes neces saryto empty the receptacle or container 14.

Disposed on the inner surface of the door 19, are the flanges 23, whichflanges are of a length to engage the container 14;, when the door is ina closed position, to force the container 14: into engagement with theflanges 13, provided on the bottom 10, thus locking the container 14within the body of the receptacle against displacement, in the eventthat the trash receptacle were knocked down or blown over.

An opening 24 is provided in the top por- V 6 From the foregoing it willbe seen that refuse deposited within the receptacle, falls downwardcontacting with the funnel 15, from where it is directed to thecontainer 14, the funnel 15 being supported in such relation with thecontainer 14, that the material will not fall between the side walls ofthe container 14, and the inner walls of the body 5, thus providing anabsolutely sanitary receptacle, since when the container 14- is removedand cleaned, all the refuse within the trash receptacle has beenremoved.

It might be further stated that due to the spaced-relation between thecontainer 14% and the inner walls of the body 5, the trash receptacle isefficiently ventilated, air passing around the container 14 and upwardlywithin the trash receptacle between the upper edges of the container 14,and funnel 15.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In areceptacle, a funnel shaped member supported within the receptaclesubstantially intermediate the length thereof, said funnel shaped memberdividing the receptacle into upper and lower compartments, cooperatingflanges extending upwardly from the bottom of the lower compartment,said flanges being disposed in spaced relation with the side walls ofthe lower compartment, the flanges being disposed directly under thefunnel shaped member, a removable receptacle adapted to fit between theflanges, a hinged door i'orming a part of one wall of the receptacle,and means on the door for contacting with the removable receptacle forholding the removable receptacle under the funnel shaped member.

2. In a receptacle, a funnel shaped member disposed within thereceptacle and dividing the receptacle into an upper and lowercompartment, flanges extendingupwardly from the bottom of the lowercompartment, a removable receptacle adapted to be embraced by theflanges for supporting the removable receptacle in a position directlyunder the funnel shaped member, a pivoted closure forming a part of oneof the walls of the first mentioned receptacle, and a plurality offlanges extending laterally it'rom the pivoted closure and contactingwith the removable receptacle when the closure is in its closedposition, said flanges adapted to support the removable receptacleagainst displacement within the lower compartment.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

IVALTER SACHS. lVitnesses:

T. J. FISHER, DEN REAGAN.

